Irene Guerrero

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guerrero and the second or maternal family name is Sanmartín.

Irene Guerrero Sanmartín (born 12 December 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Liga MX Femenil side Club América and the Spain national team.

Irene Guerrero

Guerrero with América in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Irene Guerrero Sanmartín[1]
Date of birth	(1996-12-12) 12 December 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth	Seville, Spain[1]
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s)	Central midfielder[3]
Team information
Current team	América
Number	5
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2020	Betis	106	(6)
2020–2022	Levante	46	(4)
2022–2023	Atlético Madrid	23	(0)
2023–2024	Manchester United	3	(0)
2024–	América	40	(14)
International career‡
2019–2023	Spain	26	(5)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Spain FIFA Women's World Cup Winner 2023 Australia–New Zealand
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 August 2023

Club career

Real Betis

In 2012, Guerrero joined the newly formed Real Betis, the club she grew up supporting. She made her senior debut with the team while playing in the second division. She made over 100 appearances for the club, helping earn promotion to the first division during the 2015–16 Segunda División. For the club's debut season in the 2016–17, Guerrero was named captain at the age of 19.^[4] She was the only player on the team to play in all 30 games and scored three goals at the team finished comfortably mid-table in 11th.

Levante

In 2020, Guerrero was recruited by her former Betis coach María Pry who had joined Levante UD the previous season. On 18 August 2021, she made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut during the first qualifying round, starting in a 2–1 victory over Celtic.^[5]

Atlético Madrid

She joined Atlético Madrid in June 2022.^[6] On 27 May 2023, Guerrero won her first competitive senior trophy as Atlético Madrid lifted the 2022–23 Copa de la Reina, beating rivals Real Madrid on penalties following a 2–2 draw. Guerrero was a 57th-minute substitute with Atlético trailing 2–0 and scored in the penalty shootout.^[7]

Manchester United

In September 2023, she signed for Manchester United.^[8] She made seven appearances in her time at the club.^[9]

Club América

On 18 July 2024, Guerrero signed for Liga MX Femenil side Club América.^[9][10]

International career

Irene made her senior debut for Spain on 5 April 2019 as an 85th-minute substitute in a 2–1 friendly victory over Brazil. She scored her first international goal on 17 May 2019 on her second appearance as part of a 4–0 friendly victory over Cameroon. Guerrero was selected to represent Spain at UEFA Women's Euro 2022, making two appearances, once as a substitute and once as a starter. Spain reached the quarter-finals before being eliminated by England. The following summer she was named to the team for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. Guerrero made three appearances, all as a substitute, as Spain won the tournament, beating England in the final. However, in the wake of the Rubiales affair, Guerrero was one of the 81 players who signed a letter denouncing abuse in the RFEF and saying they would boycott the national team until its leadership changed.^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 July 2025^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental[c]		Other[d]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Real Betis	2012–13	Segunda División			—		—		—		—
	2013–14				—		—		—		—
	2014–15				—		—		—		—
	2015–16				—		—		—		—
	2016–17	Primera División	30	3	—		—		—		—		30	3
	2017–18		30	2	2	0	—		—		—		32	2
	2018–19		29	1	1	0	—		—		—		30	1
	2019–20		17	0	1	0	—		—		—		18	0
	Total		106	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	110	6
Levante	2020–21	Primera División	19	3	1	0	—		—		2	0	22	3
	2021–22		27	1	2	0	—		4	0	1	0	34	1
	Total		46	4	3	0	0	0	4	0	3	0	56	4
Atlético Madrid	2022–23	Liga F	23	0	3	0	—		—		—		26	0
	Total		23	0	3	0	—		—		—		26	0
Manchester United	2023–24	Women's Super League	3	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	—		7	0
	Total		3	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	—		7	0
Club América	2024–25	Liga MX Femenil	40	14	0	0	—		6	3	2	0	48	17
	Total		40	14	0	0	—		6	3	2	0	48	17
Career total			218	24	13	0	1	0	10	3	5	0	247	27

1. Includes the Copa de la Reina, Women's FA Cup and Campeón de Campeones
2. Includes the FA Women's League Cup
3. Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League and CONCACAF W Champions Cup
4. Includes the Supercopa de España and NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

International

As of match played 11 August 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Spain	2019	3	1
	2020	3	0
	2021	5	1
	2022	7	2
	2023	8	1
Total		26	5

As of 29 June 2023

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Guerrero goal.

List of international goals scored by Irene Guerrero

No.	Date	Cap	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 May 2019	2	Estadio Pedro Escartín, Guadalajara, Spain	Cameroon	1–0	4–0	Friendly
2	16 September 2021	7	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	2–0	10–0	2023 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	25 June 2022	13	Estadio Nuevo Colombino, Huelva, Spain	Australia	6–0	7–0	Friendly
4					7–0
5	29 June 2023	23	Estadio Román Suárez Puerta, Avilés, Spain	Panama	4–0	7–0

Honours

Atlético Madrid

• Copa de la Reina: 2022–23

Manchester United

• Women's FA Cup: 2023–24^[13]

Spain

• FIFA Women's World Cup: 2023